Archive for August, 2004

The Leadership Challenge: Review

0787958816.jpgTHEME

“This is a journey of self-discovery, to find a sense of your own underdeveloped
leadership capability and your ability to change.”

INTRODUCTION:

Most leaders fail or succeed on their ability to know and understand the people they work with. You get results of your efforts through other people. Leaders who focus on themselves and are insensitive to others fail because there is a limit what one person can do by themselves. To be effective as a leader, you have to be sensitive to each person and to what they are telling you and understand their motivation.

Insensitivity to others is cited as the PRIMARY reason leaders fail. The ability to understand other people’s perspective is the most glaring difference between those who succeed as leaders and those who fail.

“In listening to others and making people feel strong and capable and at the same time giving them some control over their own destiny, will allow for successful leaders to transform others into leaders themselves.”



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